Nba Jam Tournament Edition was released to home consoles back in 1994 just one year after the original NBA Jam. It was both published and developed by Midway Games for both the arcades and home markets.


Tournament Edition brings more player attributes and more player substitutions. New for Tournament Edition is, well, Tournament Mode. Tournament Mode is a feature that, when turned off, turns off computer assistance and on-court hot spots that allowed for bonus points or special slam dunks.


Graphics 6: The graphics don't really hold up that well today due to the game using digitized sprites. Oh don't get me wrong the players are easy to distinguish but due to them all being digitized it looks really dated today.


Sound 5: Sound is really hit or miss. The sound effects themselves from the ball hitting the court to the grunts the players make when being pushed down all sound great. The missed part of the games sound come from the music. The game does have music but only in the menus, options, and team match ups. There is no music being played at all in game during play.


Addictive 10: The game, despite it being over 20 years old, is still a lot of fun to play. I had a real tough time putting the game down to write my review. I highly recommend it.


Story 0: What story? Its an arcade-style basketball game. pick your favorite from a list of 20+ and have fun.


Depth 3: Its not real in depth. The game is real easy to pick up and play. The controls are real easy and simple to use.


Difficulty 5: The games difficulty is in the middle. Not to hard, but not to easy either. I'm not really into sports or sport based video games and even I found the game easy enough to get into.


Rating 5.8: I rated the game 5.8 Its not to hard or easy. But the lack of music during gameplay and the digitized sprites really bring down what is otherwise a fun and enjoyable game.